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Home My WebLink AboutR-11335 approving modifications to the Parking Citation Penalty ScheduleR 11335 RESOLUTION NO. 11335 (2022 SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO THE PARKING CITATION PENALTY SCHEDULE WHEREAS, State law provides, in Vehicle Code Section 40203.5, that cities shall establish the amount of parking penalties, fees, and surcharges; and WHEREAS, State law authorizes the City to recover administrative fees, parking penalties, fees and collection costs related to civil debt collection, late payment penalties, and other related charges; and WHEREAS, the parking program establishes parking penalties that are, to the extent possible, similar to parking penalties adopted by other issuing agencies within the county; and WHEREAS, Government Finance Officers Association best management practice for fines and penalties recommend that fines and penalties be regularly reviewed and updated and at a minimum every five years; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to provide safe, secure, and convenient parking for all users of the City’s parking facilities; and WHEREAS, the parking program establishes parking penalties that are proportional to the violation in an effort to deter certain parking behaviors; and WHEREAS, parking citation fine amounts listed in Section 1 below are out of date and no longer are effective at deterring certain behaviors; and WHEREAS, the Council considered the parking revenue enhancement strategies presented as part of the 2022-23 Supplemental Budget staff report and held a public meeting which included review and discussion of the proposed changes to the parking citation penalty schedule. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Effective July 1, 2022, the City’s parking citation penalty schedule shall be modified as set forth below and as reflected in Exhibit A: 1. Increase unlawful to park after session is expired violation (SLOMC 10.52.050) from $40 to $45; and 2. Increase no standing, stopping, or parking within intersection violation (CVC 22500(a)) from $40 to $60; and 3. Increase no standing, stopping, or parking on the roadside of a vehicle stopped, parked, or standing at the curb violation (CVC 22500(h)) from $33 to $60. DocuSign Envelope ID: 9C309069-F28A-4F7B-8DD6-CFBA45A77EF5 Resolution No. 11335 (2022 Series) Page 2 R 11335 SECTION 2. Environmental Determination. The establishment of parking structures rates and fees do not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15378. Upon motion of Vice Mayor Christianson, seconded by Council Member Pease, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Member Marx, Pease, Shoresman, Vice Mayor Christianson, and Mayor Stewart NOES: None ABSENT: None The foregoing resolution was adopted this 7th day of June 2022. __________________________ Mayor Erica A. Stewart ATTEST: _____________________________ Teresa Purrington City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____________________________ J. Christine Dietrick City Attorney IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________. ___________________________ Teresa Purrington City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 9C309069-F28A-4F7B-8DD6-CFBA45A77EF5 6/10/2022 | 11:14 AM PDT Resolution No. 11335 (2022 Series) Page 3 R 11335 EXHIBIT A CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PENALTY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022 CODE & SECTION DESCRIPTION CURRENT PENALTY PROPOSED PENALTY PROPOSED PENALTY & LATE FEE SLMC 10.12.050 INTERFERENCE WITH POLICE/AUTHORIZED OFFICER 93 93 123 SLMC 10.14.030 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES 58 58 88 SLMC 10.14.090 UNAUTHORIZED PAINTING ON CURBS 58 58 88 SLMC 10.34.020 OVERNIGHT CAMPING (10pm - 6 am)100 100 130 SLMC 10.36.020 STOPPING OR STANDING IN PARKWAYS PROHIBITED 40 40 70 SLMC 10.36.030 STOP/STAND/PARK IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 33 33 63 SLMC 10.36.040 NO PARKING ZONE - PROHIBITED PARKING - Also Taxi Zone (d)60 60 90 SLMC 10.36.050 USE OF STREETS FOR STORAGE OF VEHICLES PROHIBITED 75 75 105 SLMC 10.36.070 REPAIRING OR GREASING VEHICLE ON PUBLIC STREET 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.080 WASHING OR POLISHING VEHICLES 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.090 PARKING ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.100 PARKING PROHIBITED ON NARROW STREETS 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.110 PARKING ON GRADES 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.120 UNLAWFUL PARKING - PEDDLERS, VENDORS 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.130 EMERGENCY PARKING SIGNS 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.140 LARGE/COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING NEAR INTERSECTION 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.150 NIGHT TIME PARKING OF LARGE VEHICLES 33 33 63 SLMC 10.36.160 NIGHT TIME PARKING OF VEH/OPERATING AIR/REFRGERATION 23 23 53 SLMC 10.36.200 PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA 40 40 70 SLMC 10.36.230 PERMITS - DISPLAY OF PERMITS 28 28 58 SLMC 10.36.235 NO PERMIT LOT 45 45 75 SLMC 10.40.010 TIMED PARKING 10 MINUTES TO 10 HOURS (Overtime Parking)50 50 80 SLMC 10.40.020 BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE PROHIBITED 40 40 70 SLMC 10.40.040 PARKING PARALLEL ON ONE-WAY STREETS 21 21 51 SLMC 10.40.050 DIAGONAL PARKING 21 21 51 SLMC 10.40.060 PARKING SPACE MARKINGS 45 45 75 SLMC 10.40.070 NO STOPPING ZONE 21 21 51 SLMC 10.40.080 ALL NIGHT PARKING PROHIBITED (3-5am)38 38 68 SLMC 10.44.020 CURB MARKINGS TO INDICATE NO STOPPING 23 23 53 SLMC 10.44.030 EFFECT OF PERMISSION TO LOAD/UNLOAD IN YELLOW ZONE 53 53 83 SLMC 10.44.040 EFFECT OF PERMISSION TO LOAD/UNLOAD IN WHITE ZONE 40 40 70 SLMC 10.44.050 STANDING IN ANY ALLEY 33 33 63 SLMC 10.44.070 DISABLED PARKING 338 338 368 SLMC 10.48.010 CERTAIN VEHICLES PROHIBITED IN CENTRAL DISTRICT 58 58 88 SLMC 10.48.020 ADVERTISING VEHICLES 33 33 63 SLMC 10.48.030 ANIMAL DRAWN VEHICLES 33 33 63 SLMC 10.48.040 TRUCK ROUTES 88 88 118 SLMC 10.48.050 COMM VEHICLES PROHIBITED FROM USING CERTAIN STREETS 88 88 118 SLMC 10.48.060 MAX.GROSS WT LIMITS OF VEHICLES ON CERTAIN STREETS 88 88 118 SLMC 10.52.040 PARKING METER-OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 23 23 53 SLMC 10.52.050 UNLAWFUL TO PARK AFTER METER TIME HAS EXPIRED 40 45 75 SLMC 10.52.070 IMPROPER USE OF METER 15 15 45 SLMC 10.52.080 PARKING METERS/STANDARDS PROPER USE 15 15 45 SLMC 10.52.110 MOTORCYCLE SPACES 15 15 45 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9C309069-F28A-4F7B-8DD6-CFBA45A77EF5 Resolution No. 11335 (2022 Series) Page 4 R 11335 CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PENALTY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022 CODE & SECTION DESCRIPTION CURRENT PENALTY PROPOSED PENALTY PROPOSED PENALTY & LATE FEE CVC 21113(a)VEHICLE OR ANIMAL ON PUBLIC GROUNDS-MOVING 116 116 146 CVC 21113(b)VEHICLE OR ANIMAL ON PUBLIC GROUNDS-PARKING 33 33 63 CVC 21113(c)DRIVEWAYS, PATHS, PARKING FACILITIES ON GROUNDS 33 33 63 CVC 21211(a)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING CLASS I BIKE PATH 60 60 90 CVC 21211(b)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING CLASS II BIKE PATH 60 60 90 CVC 22500(a)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING: WITHIN INTERSECTION 40 60 90 CVC 22500(b)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING: ON A CROSSWALK 60 60 90 CVC 22500(c)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING: BETWEEN SAFETY ZONE 60 60 90 CVC 22500(d)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING: W/IN 15' FIREHOUSE ENTRANCE 60 60 90 CVC 22500(e)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING: PUBLIC/PRIVATE DRIVEWAY 40 40 70 CVC 22500(f)STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING: ON SIDEWALK 40 40 70 CVC 22500(g)STOPPING/STANDIN/PARKING: ALONG OPPOSITE OBSTRUCT 33 33 63 CVC 22500(h)STOPPING/STANDIN/PARKING: ON ROADWAY SIDE OF VEHICLE 33 60 90 CVC 22500(i)IMPROPER PARKING IN BUS ZONE 288 288 318 CVC 22500(j)STOPPING/STANDIN/PARKING: IN TUBE OR TUNNEL 33 33 63 CVC 22500(k)STOPPING/STANDIN/PARKING: UPON BRIDGE EXCEPT AUTH 33 33 63 CVC 22500(l)IMPROPER PARKING IN WHEELCHAIR ACCESS 288 288 318 CVC 22500.1 STOPPING/STANDING/PARKING: FIRE LANE 120 120 150 CVC 22502(a)CURB PARKING -RIGHT WHEELS MORE THAN 18 INCHES FROM CURB 40 40 70 CVC 22502(b)(2)PARKING OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC 40 40 70 CVC 22502(e)CURB PARKING -LEFT WHEELS MORE THAN 18 INCHES FROM CURB 40 40 70 CVC 22504(a)UNINCORPORATED AREA PARKING 33 33 63 CVC 22505(a)PARKING ON HIGHWAY WHERE SIGN POSTED 33 33 63 CVC 22505(b)POSTED NO PARKING - STATE HIGHWAY 33 33 63 CVC 22507 UNLAWFUL PARKING 33 33 63 CVC 22507.8 (a)PARKING IN SPACE FOR DISABLED 338 338 368 CVC 22507.8 (b)PARKING IN SPACE FOR DISABLED - OBSTRUCT/BLOCK 338 338 368 CVC 22507.8 (c)(1)PARKING IN SPACE FOR DISABLED - ON LINES MARKED 338 338 368 CVC 22507.8 (c)(2)PARKING IN SPACE FOR DISABLED - CROSSHATCHED LINES 338 338 368 CVC 22511.1 (a)UNLAWFULL TO PARK UNLESS EV CHARGING 45 45 75 CVC 22511.7 DISABLED ZONE 338 338 368 CVC 22512 VEHICLED UNATTENDED 116 116 146 CVC 22513 TOW CARS-PARKING FREEWAY 33 33 63 CVC 22514 FIRE HYDRANTS 70 70 100 CVC 22515(a)UNATTENDED VEHICLES-SET BRAKE 33 33 63 CVC 22515(b)UNATTENDED VEHICLES-SET BRAKE MOVING 33 33 63 CVC 22516 LOCKED VEHICLE 116 116 146 CVC 22517 OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS 116 116 146 CVC 22520.5 VENDING ON FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY 116 116 146 CVC 22520.5(a)VENDING ON FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY 116 116 146 CVC 22521 ILLEGAL TO PARK ON RR TRACKS 33 33 63 CVC 22522 PARKING NEAR SIDEWALK ACCESS RAMPS 288 288 318 CVC 22523(a)VEHICLE ABANDONMENT- On Highway 283 283 313 CVC 22523(b)VEHICLE ABANDONMENT 283 283 313 CVC 22650 UNLAWFUL REMOVAL OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE 116 116 146 CVC 40225*PROCESSING OTHER VEHICLES *10 CVC 40226*FAILURE TO DISPLAY DISABLED PLACARD ADMIN FEE *25 CVC 5204(a)*CURRENT TAB IMPROPERLY ATTACHED *25 LATE PAYMENT PENALTY 30 *Fine or fee amounts are set by the Uniform Bail & Penalty Schedule or by specific CVC section All other fine amounts set by City Council pursuant to CVC 40203.5 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9C309069-F28A-4F7B-8DD6-CFBA45A77EF5